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Last update - 16:17 04/06/2008 Knesset advances bill to make Jerusalem capital of the Jewish people By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, Jerusalem, Basic Law The Knesset on Wednesday approved in a preliminary reading an amendment to the Basic Law whereby Jerusalem would be considered not just the capital of Israel, but the capital of the Jewish people. The amendment was submitted by the chairman of the National Unity - National Religious Party. It won coalition support and was passed by a majority of 58 to 12. "There is the Jerusalem of citizens and the Jerusalem of above, which we want all Jews to see as their home," Orlev said of the amendment. Advertisement MK Avhsalom Vilan, who voted against the bill, called it "complete nonsense" and said he worried it would cause the collapse of the peace process. "We're lying to ourselves for political reasons to make it impossible to reach a political solution in Jerusalem," he said. Vilan was referring to a right-wing proposal to include Jews from around the world in the decision-making process over Jerusalem. "Jerusalem will be the capital of the Palestinian state also," he said. Related articles: Obama advisor: Jerusalem must be included in peace talks Rightist editor: Olmert and Livni should be executed for treason Bookmark to del.icio.us   Terrorist donuts U.S. Arabs irate over criticism of celebrity cook's kaffiyeh. All the way to hell Rosner's blog: It's Obama's good intentions that pro-Israel activists fear.   1.   Fantastic news! 14:02  |  Barbara Wein 04/06/08   2.   How Redundant can this get? 14:02  |  B`Galil 04/06/08   3.   Declaration with no legal value. 14:20  |  Axel 04/06/08   4.   Talansky? 14:47  |  W 04/06/08   5.   true and excellent news 15:00  |  miguel 04/06/08   6.   To #3-Unfortunately is needed 15:14  |  Sam Gonshaw 04/06/08   7.   Yawn... 15:23  |  bat yam 04/06/08   8.   to Axel 15:49  |  TAZ 04/06/08   9.   Next - declatarion that Judea is home of all Jews 15:56  |  Boris 04/06/08   10.   Our rights to live here are not dependent on the State 15:57  |  Ilan 04/06/08   11.   It is about time 16:12  |  edmond danijean 04/06/08   12.   What a load of rubbish 16:19  |  SJ 04/06/08   13.   Stuff your lousy eternal capital 16:24  |  Chanalau, Tova 04/06/08   14.   obsession 16:33  |  scanadu 04/06/08   15.   Jerusalem of citizens and the Jerusalem of above 16:34  |  hollingsworth 04/06/08   16.   Chananalau Tova 16:58  |  Pamela 04/06/08   17.   The gospel of Hollingsworth verse 15 17:17  |  Tulip 04/06/08   18.   Emplty Symbolism trumps the Reality 17:42  |  ARTH 04/06/08   19.   Jerusalem, the holy city 18:16  |  Cyasher 04/06/08   20.   # 6 sam 18:23  |  Axel 04/06/08   21.   Hey everyone, 18:42  |  RW 04/06/08   22.   chanulau,rah 18:52  |  Connie 04/06/08   23.   3000 years till today... Always the capital of the Jewish people 18:55  |  Aba 04/06/08   24.   # 9 boris 19:00  |  Axel 04/06/08   25.   Axel 19:28  |  Aziz UK 04/06/08   26.   Wrong sense... 19:31  |  G 04/06/08   27.   # 23 aba 19:46  |  Axel 04/06/08   28.   tulip a little fast and loose with Biblical interpretation 20:26  |  hollingsworth 04/06/08   29.   Another thing, Hollingsworth 22:00  |  Tulip 04/06/08   30.   #27 Axel 22:14  |  JoJo 04/06/08   31.   Jerusalem the capital 22:39  |  David 04/06/08   32.   # 29 tulip 22:40  |  Axel 04/06/08   33.   Reaction to Hollingsworth # 28 22:44  |  Tulip 04/06/08   34.   # 30 jojo 22:53  |  Axel 04/06/08   35.   Obama`s declaration that Jerusalem must for ever remain undivided 22:53  |  hollingsworth 04/06/08   36.   David`s numbers probably right 23:47  |  hollingsworth 04/06/08   37.   #28 Hollingsworth`s exegese 01:35  |  Tulip 05/06/08   38.   Jerusalem-the Capitol 06:28  |  Lisa Cohen 05/06/08   39.   a terribly BAD move for israel as a state...and... 07:15  |  eric 05/06/08   40.   USS Liberty 12:01  |  Pinchas ben Avraham 05/06/08   41.   I simply add my `Amen` to #40 15:43  |  hollingsworth 05/06/08   42.   The silence of Hollingsworth 00:37  |  Tulip 06/06/08   43.   wrong again, tulip 23:50  |  hollingsworth 06/06/08

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